[Congressional Bills 112th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 374 Introduced in Senate (IS)]

112th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                 S. 374

 To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to eliminate the 190-
day lifetime limit on inpatient psychiatric hospital services under the 
                           Medicare program.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                           February 17, 2011

  Mr. Kerry (for himself, Ms. Snowe, and Ms. Collins) introduced the 
 following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on 
                                Finance

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                                 A BILL


 
 To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to eliminate the 190-
day lifetime limit on inpatient psychiatric hospital services under the 
                           Medicare program.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Medicare Mental Health Inpatient 
Equity Act''.

SEC. 2. ELIMINATION OF 190-DAY LIFETIME LIMIT ON INPATIENT PSYCHIATRIC 
              HOSPITAL SERVICES.

    (a) In General.--Section 1812 of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 
1395d) is amended--
            (1) in subsection (b)--
                    (A) in paragraph (1), by adding ``or'' at the end;
                    (B) in paragraph (2), by striking ``; or'' at the 
                end and inserting a period; and
                    (C) by striking paragraph (3); and
            (2) in subsection (c), by striking ``(but shall not be 
        included'' and all that follows before the period at the end.
    (b) Effective Date.--The amendments made by subsection (a) shall 
apply to items and services furnished on or after January 1, 2012.
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